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Major ILCA builder loses Builder Approval
The International Laser Class Association (ILCA) has announced that Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA) is no longer an ILCA-approved Builder under the ILCA Class Rules. The Class Assoc has not given any specific reason for its withdrawal.
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44Cup Worlds at Scheveningen Day 2
Scheveningen, the first venue in the Netherlands the 44Cup has ever visited, continued to throw curved balls and varied conditions on day two of the RC44 World Championship.
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B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 1
Firstly, this morning at the briefing, the R/O Richard Woffinden after the agreement of the committee the previous evening announced we’d be doing 4 races on the day due to the projected forecast.
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Citco Round Jersey Race 2025
The Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club’s annual Round Jersey race, the third to be run under leading fund management company Citco’s banner, held on Sunday, 17th August saw an all-time record of forty-one entries.
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J/70 Europeans in Sweden Day 4
Sporty conditions challenged teams and equipment Friday at the Apotea J/70 European Championship, as two more races brought the current total to eight.
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ILCA UK Nationals at Plas Heli Overall
When ILCA Chairman Mark Lyttle welcomed over two hundred sailors and army of supporters to Plas Heli, he stressed that this is as much a festival of sailing as a competition.
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The Ocean Race Europe Leg 3 Finish
Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm (FRA) has won the third leg after holding off Rosalin Kuiper’s Holcim – PRB (SUI) over a stormy final 24 hours at sea that saw a fierce Mediterranean storm packing howling winds up to 70 knots winds pass over the race course.
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Paul Meilhat reflects on an “incredible battle”
After a superb contest with second-placed Team Holcim-PRB in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race Europe, Paul Meilhat the skipper of race leader Biotherm, was able to breathe a big sigh of relief as he notched his third stage win in a row.
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Burnham Week 2025 Day 6
Sunshine and strong winds made the fleets muster all their technical skills on the 6th day of Burnham Week 2025.
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The fridge wouldn’t ignite the gas in this motorhome – but it turned out a broken ignition lead was only one of the faults
Finding faults in motorhomes can sometimes be a nightmare, especially if there happens to be more than one fault affecting the equipment in question. I recently had a vehicle in the workshop with a motorhome fridge that wouldn’t ignite the gas. On removal of the fridge (that lower vent was too high to access the…